The rumors had been all true: the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold, probably essentially the most anticipated and talked-about smartphone (except for the Apple iFold), is actual and ships this month, however the satan is within the particulars.
Samsung introduced on Monday night (December 1, 2025) that it is launching its first tri-folding Galaxy telephone this month in South Korea (Dec. 12), after which it’s going to come to the US within the first quarter of 2026 (no phrase on UK and AU availability).
Plenty of new know-how
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Normally, although, it appears like an engineering marvel, with two totally different hinge kinds – one must be wider to fold the third part over the opposite two. Samsung says the dual-rail construction titanium hinges work in concord. One wonders if the unfolding of 1 necessitates the unfolding of the opposite, that means you possibly can’t simply have a two-thirds display screen – it is probably both the small 6.5-inch cowl otherwise you entry the total 10-inch pill.
The Armor Aluminum body is designed to maintain a portion of the 10-inch show from touching one other a part of it, stopping put on, tear, and injury. There’s additionally a particular “bolstered overcoat” to assist shield the versatile display screen.
Triple digital camera system for the tri-fold
On the surface is the quilt display screen, bookended by ceramic-backed, fiber-reinforced polymer panels. The left aspect homes the sizeable tri-camera bump that includes a 200MP wide-angle, 12MP ultra-wide (120-degree Fov), and a 10MP 3X optical zoom.
There’s additionally a 10MP selfie digital camera cutout on the quilt display screen and one other 10MP selfie digital camera cutout on the 10-inch versatile show. That is primarily the identical digital camera array because the Z Fold 7, although we have no idea a lot in regards to the picture sensors behind the lenses.
Much more so than the 8-inch show you get while you unfold the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, this 10-inch tri-fold sounds prefer it was designed for work. Samsung is touting the built-in Dex help and multi-tasking. The system would help as much as 4 workspaces with 5 apps every. Alternatively, the unfolded show might be used like three linked 6.5-inch smartphones, however ones the place you could possibly simply drag and drop between operating apps.
Naturally, this may also be a pocket film show for apps like Netflix and YouTube. The one factor that may be lacking is a kickstand.
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold could also be well-equipped to deal with an MCU-length film or a protracted streaming occasion: it has a 5,600mAh battery unfold throughout the three segments.
And gaming on the massive display screen is prone to be a factor. Beneath the hood, the Z Trifold might be operating the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Cellular Platform for Galaxy, which implies the 3nm chip might be overclocked only a bit for this tri-folding machine. Supporting that, SoC might be 16GB of RAM and, to start out, 512GB of storage. A 1TB mannequin might be obtainable of the Z Trifold.
What we have no idea is the worth. Most rumors put it at $3,000 to $3,500, which looks like a secure wager when you think about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 begins at $1,999.99 (although Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers have seen appreciable reductions).
A Samsung shock
It is uncommon for Samsung to disclose a lot with so little fanfare. Maybe it is as a result of the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold remains to be months away from a US launch (probably longer within the UK and AU), and Samsung desires to make use of its hometown as a form of large check kitchen for the brand new machine.
The announcement, although, does increase the query of how the Z Trifold launch will issue into what is predicted to be the Galaxy S26 line launch. Most individuals anticipate that to occur in late January or early February 2026. Maybe the massive coming-out get together for the Z Trifold will coincide with Samsung’s large anticipated S26 lineup reveal. The one unusual a part of that state of affairs is that the one triple-fold telephone is separated from what ought to be the launch of its folding cousins, the Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8, someday in mid-2026.
All might be revealed quickly sufficient. Within the meantime, we won’t wait to study once we can contact and check out the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold and simply how a lot it is gonna price us.
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